Physicians per 1000 people in Brunei
Brunei: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.89 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Brunei, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Brunei is 1.89, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Brunei peaked at 1.89 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4853 | 0.435 | 0.534 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.797 | 0.746 | 0.848 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.49 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.76 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,268 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,055 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 46,245 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 49,940 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Brunei?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Brunei was 1.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Brunei ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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